About 3.2 million people watched Lance Armstrong admit to Oprah Winfrey that he cheated his way to the top of the cycling world, according to reports.

However, that total is less than what might have been expected given the extensive hype surrounding Winfrey’s first sit-down with the disgraced athlete. Thursday night’s special reportedly wasn’t even the best showing for Winfrey’s struggling OWN network.

OWN’s most-watched show is still Winfrey’s interview with Whitney Houston’s family last March, which pulled in 3.5 million viewers, according to Deadline Hollywood.

A total of 4.3 million viewers watched the original airing of Winfrey’s interview at 9 p.m. and the rerun at 10:30 p.m.

Variety suggests that the ratings may be lower than anticipated because many people already knew what Armstrong was planning to confess, due to reports of the interview, which was recorded on Monday. The Manti Te’o scandal may also have cut into the interest in Armstrong, the trade suggests.

Winfrey was also competing against the second night of “American Idol,” which drew 16.2 million viewers over a two-hour broadcast, Variety adds.

The numbers do not include viewers who may have streamed the interview online.

The second half of the interview is slated to air tonight, the ratings for which may be even lower than last night’s show.